I'm installing brembos tomorrow and switching to DOT4 fluid. Aside from bleeding the brakes as you would normally do on any other car, is there anything special I need to do with the clutch when changing the brake fluid? I ask because I believe the clutch and brake system share the same fluid, no?
Quick question on bleeding brakes
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I am doing the same thing this summer. I will be converting the clutch reservoir to a separate reservoir mounting spot like someone else did (see posting in these forums). I don't see the intelligence behind having the brakes and the clutch share fluid. A very "douche" move on the part of Ford.
hey thanks for the response...I am familiar with the mod to separate the clutch fluid from the brake fluid, however, I am NOT doing that. I'm keeping the factory setup, just replacing stock fluid with DOT4.
I'm just wondering if there is anything special I need to do with the clutch after bleeding the brakes as you normally would since they do share the same fluid?
Do I have to bleed the clutch line somehow? I seem to remember reading that it is a self-bleeding system. So do I just pump the clutch a few hundred times? Or do I not even have to do that?
I'm just wondering if there is anything special I need to do with the clutch after bleeding the brakes as you normally would since they do share the same fluid?
Do I have to bleed the clutch line somehow? I seem to remember reading that it is a self-bleeding system. So do I just pump the clutch a few hundred times? Or do I not even have to do that?
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Just bleed the brakes normally as you would on other cars. No need to worry about the little bit of DOT3 that may mix in from the clutch. After a few bleeds throughout the year, it'll be diluted enough to not matter.
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